Project description DEENESFRITPL Personalised climate control on airplanes Indoor ventilation is a common passenger complaint onboard aircraft. Until now, passengers could only manipulate an air jet in the ceiling. The EU-funded project COCOON is developing a breakthrough active seat control system that will enable travellers to set their climate control and adjust air supply to their personal preference. It will add less than a kilogramme in weight without compromising seat space. What’s more, passengers will be able to set their preferences via a tablet or a smartphone. Personalised in-flight climate control will improve individual travel experience without inconveniencing other passengers. Show the project objective Hide the project objective Objective The COCOON project will develop and demonstrate integrated seat climatization, ventilation and air supply system, maturing the technology bricks to TRL6 for a standard economy 3-seat row with a target weight of <1kg to achieve personalised comfort control and a 2% fuel saving through reduced thermal load at the cabin level. Thermoelectric heating and cooling modules combined with a ventilation and air supply system will be controlled via a tablet or smartphone to provide advanced in-seat personalised microclimate control. The project will leverage previous work by UTRC which developed an in-seat microclimate control module for the business jet market by adapting it to the economy sector. UTRC Ireland will work with UTAS GEC Poland to design, test and validate a prototype of the system which will be integrated into BE’s current economy 3-row seat configuration and tested at the BE facility in Kilkeel, Northern Ireland. Fields of science engineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringaerospace engineeringaircraftengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringinformation engineeringtelecommunicationsmobile phonesengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuels Programme(s) H2020-EU.3.4. - SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Smart, Green And Integrated Transport Main Programme H2020-EU.3.4.5.4. - ITD Airframe Topic(s) JTI-CS2-2018-CfP08-AIR-01-39 - In-Seat Ventilation & Supply for Personalized Comfort Control on Board an Aircraft Call for proposal H2020-CS2-CFP08-2018-01 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CS2-IA - Innovation action Coordinator COLLINS AEROSPACE IRELAND, LIMITED Net EU contribution € 246 172,50 Address PENROSE QUAY PENROSE WHARF PENROSE BUSINESS CENTRE FOURTH FLOOR T23 Cork Ireland See on map Region Ireland Southern South-West Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 351 675,00 Participants (2) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all UTC AEROSPACE SYSTEMS WROCLAW SPOLKA Z OGRANICZONA ODPOWIEDZIALNOSCIA Poland Net EU contribution € 155 837,00 Address BIERUTOWSKA 65-67 51 317 Wroclaw See on map Region Makroregion południowo-zachodni Dolnośląskie Miasto Wrocław Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 222 625,00 B/E AEROSPACE (UK) LIMITED United Kingdom Net EU contribution € 42 525,00 Address NISSEN HOUSE GROVEBURY ROAD LU7 4TB Leighton Buzzard See on map Region East of England Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Central Bedfordshire Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 60 750,00
